Monitoring and
Evaluation Advisor
(Civil Registration and
Vital Statistics) Health, Education and Social Programs Nairobi, Kenya
About ICF International
ICF International (NASDAQ:ICF1) partners with government and commercial clients to deliver professional services and technology solutions in the energy and climate change; environment and infrastructure; health, human services, and social programs; and homeland security and defense markets.
The firm combines passion
for its work with industry expertise and innovative analytics to produce
compelling results throughout the entire program life cycle, from research and
analysis through implementation and improvement.
Since 1969, ICF has been
serving government at all levels, major corporations, and multilateral
institutions. More than 3,500 employees serve these clients worldwide.
ICF's Web site is www.icfi.com.
Job Description:
The International Health and Development Division of ICF (formerly Macro Intematic-Inc.) seeks a Monitoring and Evaluation Advisor to join our team. The position is ba: in Nairobi, Kenya.
This position will support
strengthening of vital events registration in Kenya working through appropriate
GOK institutions and stakeholders to strengthen stakeholder coordination,
integration of approaches and coverage, quality and use of vital statistics
data.
Specific responsibilities
include:
- Work
with GOK and other stakeholders to determine priority areas to be
addressed in strengthening the national vital events registration system
- Support
GOK in implementing key activities to strengthen the vital events
registration system by supporting technical working groups, advising
counterparts and participating in the implementation of key activities
- Coordinate
the linking and integration of vital events data with existing in-country
information systems in order to improve the accessibility and use of
information
- In
collaboration with appropriate stakeholders, implement a pilot project to
test the feasibility of mobile solutions for improving the availability of
quality vital events data
- Supervise
team members, create workplans, document achievements and submit quarterly
reports
Basic
Qualifications:
- Ph.D
or Master's Degree and 10-15 years of experience in demography, public
health, epidemiology, public policy, health information or community
health
- Background
in advising, implementing, managing, and assessing information systems
- Background
in civil registration and vital events monitoring
- Experience
working with national level stakeholders in strengthening systems
including knowledge and experience with routine data collection, quality
control, utilization and capacity building
- Experience
working with community health workers and community-level health services
- Experience
working with relevant ministries within the Kenyan Government and local
partners
Preferred
Skills:
- Excellent
interpersonal, communication and coordination skills.
- Excellent
English oral and written communication skills
- Ability
to work in a team environment with people of diverse backgrounds.
For
more information about this position and to express interest, please visit us
at
www.icfi.com/careers and refer to position # MEvaM20507
ICF offers an excellent benefits package, an award winning talent development program, and fosters a highly skilled workforce.
ICF International is an Equal Opportunity and Affirmative Action Employer - M/F/D/
All applications must be
received on or before COB June 8th 2012